The sun went down, completely down, Nagoshi was still writing but she rolled up the scroll and tucked it away in a drawer, she took a step outside and peered around, almost no one was out, then she saw her, Sasuke and Hira were wandering around the streets. Nagoshi quietly and secretively followed them.

Cho could no longer see the designs on the wall so she got up and went out, she saw the two going into an alley way, she didn't see Nagoshi since she was on the other side.

They both crept silently to go see what the two were doing, Nagoshi suspected it was something devious, and Cho just wanted to spy.

Hira led Sasuke into the alley as far into it as she could without going to the other side, she let go of his hand and he stood there, two of her teeth grew longer and she got closer to Sasuke.

Cho crept, she peeked in then looked back, she continued walking slightly when she ran into Nagoshi, she started to scream but Nagoshi covered her mouth and led her away, "What are you doing here?" Nagoshi whispered. Cho crossed her arms, "I should ask you the same thing!" she was still whispering, but Nagoshi shushed her.

"I think there is something wrong with that girl, dark forces are surrounding her and I don't think Sasuke is safe, she is too quiet and is too different, she came out of nowhere and always seems to go back to nowhere and . . ." as Nagoshi was talking Cho kept mumbling, "He couldn't say yes, he just couldn't . . ." Nagoshi stopped and shushed Cho, she motioned her towards the alleyway and they both peeked in.

Hira dug her teeth into Sasuke's neck and Cho started to scream, but Nagoshi shushed her, what is she doing?! Is that the quiet girl I was talking to in the forest? Oh my god! Nagoshi turned pale, I didn't write that one down. Cho pulled Nagoshi away, "We have to save him, or at least do something!" she said, only louder than a whisper.

Hira let the warm red blood trickle down her throat, replenishing her energy and she gradually started to feel less hungry. Sasuke didn't move, which is what seemed strange to Cho, you'd think if something like that were happening, he wouldn't let it happen so easily.

Cho hesitated, she felt as if she couldn't move, it was terrifying to think that he could die of blood loss any minute. Suddenly, a kunai whizzed by Cho's head and cut Hira's arm, she jerked, back, letting go of Sasuke and grabbed her arm, it didn't bleed, there was just a cut there, Cho ran as fast as she could and she caught Sasuke before he fell.

Nagoshi threw two more kunai at Hira, she dodged both of them and her eyes were wide, they saw me. She backed away from Sasuke a little bit, Nagoshi was ticked, she looked at Sasuke who looked pale and was enraged, a small flame formed in her hand and it got to be about the side of a baseball, she threw it at Hira and she jumped back, it scorched her pants a little but didn't harm her.

Cho's hand glowed, she scanned his body for injuries, he had major blood loss and had two puncture wounds in his neck, her face went pale, she's a vampire, she would have killed Sasuke. She watched Nagoshi throw another fire ball at Hira, only this time, bigger, Hira's eyes were wide, she looked at Sasuke and Cho who was pale and afraid, "sorry . . ." she said so softly that it couldn't be heard, but she saw her mouth move, Cho became a little more relaxed, but still freaking out.

Nagoshi however hadn't seen it, she had now used two hands and made a fireball the size of her head, she was getting ready to chuck it at Hira when Cho said in a ghostly voice, "Nagoshi, we have to get Sasuke to the hospital, he'll die if we don't, I can keep his body functional, but not for very long."

Nagoshi closed her hands into fists and the fire extinguished, Hira took that time and vanished, not wanting to stay any longer, for fear of hurting anyone else, or getting hurt herself. She ran down the streets as fast as she could, she quickly did three hand signs and bat like ears formed from her original ears, her eyes turned to slits, her hands formed claws and bat wings grew from her back.

She continued until she got to the forest, then her feet no longer touched the ground, what have I done . . .

Nagoshi bent over Sasuke, she put a hand on his forehead, it was cold, she picked him up and Cho kept a hand on his chest, keeping his heart and other vital organs running so he wouldn't die instantly while they got him to a hospital.

Nagoshi walked briskly, thinking about Hira, "Cho, if I leave you with Sasuke at the hospital, will you be ok?" Cho nodded, "But why will you need to leave?" it didn't occur to Cho that Nagoshi was planning on going after Hira. Nagoshi spoke softly, "It doesn't matter, will you be ok alone with Sasuke?" she asked, semi joking and semi serious, which sounded strange, Cho nodded, "Don't you worry."

They finally reached the hospital and Nagoshi handed Sasuke to Cho to carry him in and check him in, "I'll be back soon, don't worry, just check him in and make sure he's ok." Nagoshi ran off. Cho stumbled a little bit, she wasn't used to carrying people, she walked into the door and people looked at her, she felt a little uncomfortable, it probably looked strange to them to see someone look so pale and freaked out.

She brought Sasuke to the front desk, afraid that is she stopped even once that he would die, "I need a room, fast; I'll explain later, but please I need medical ninja." Cho said quietly and quickly. The attendant nodded and quickly called on the phone, minutes later 3 ANBU members came, one took Sasuke from Cho, they quickly took him into a room and the other two asked to interrogate Cho.

"We only need to ask some questions, what happened and what you saw, alright?" one of them asked, it sounded like a feminine voice and they were very calm. Cho shook her head, "I need to know if Sasuke is ok, he could die." She panicked slightly; looking in the direction the other person took Sasuke, "Can I go in the room with him?"

The two looked at each other and talked quietly, "Yes, we will take you there, but first, are you alright?" Cho nodded, "I'm fine." The ANBU led her by the arm to Sasuke's room.

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Nagoshi ran down the street as soon as she saw the ANBU meet Cho. The road was a blur but somehow she knew where she was going. Hira, this is your fault, and I'm not going to let you get away so easily! Nagoshi charges blindly into the forest, easily finding and catching up with Hira, she made 6 hand signs, "Fire breath jutsu!" a huge flame blasted towards Hira and she dove down, only half surprised that Nagoshi was coming after her.

Her wings, eyes hands and ears all returned to normal and she took out a kunai to block Nagoshi's kunai, when the metal touched, it made a grinding noise and a slight space, which made Hira flinch.